About

Shashank S. is a seasoned Data Scientist with over 16 years of experience in Marketing Analytics, Digital Analytics, Fraud Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, NLP, and forecasting at scale spanning across a wide variety of industries such as CPG, Telecommunications, Biometric Solutions, and E-Governance. He is passionate about transforming data into actionable insights through Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Shashank is a Data Scientist and Senior Leader by title, hands-on practitioner by passion, and a learner for life. He has a unique blend of technology, statistics, and Machine Learning expertise, business acumen, strategic communication skills, and a passion for transforming data into memorable insights that drive business decisions and help create shared success. Currently, Shashank is working as a Lead Machine Learning Engineer at sense, where he is building the next-gen conversational AI products for recruiters. In his previous roles, he has worked as a Senior Manager - Data Science at Diageo, where he led Data Science projects in the areas of consumer marketing, E-commerce, commercial sales, and finance. He has also worked as an Industry Expert Coach - Data Science at upGrad, where he mentored aspiring Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Machine Learning Engineers on how to apply academic concepts to real-world problems at scale. Shashank holds a Big Data Analytics Certificate from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh. He is a skilled professional with expertise in ML, AI, Data Science, Research Science, NLP, Deep Learning, and Search. Shashank is a strong thought leader and an active speaker in Diageo's townhalls on creative uses of ML/DL to solve business problems and emerging trends in AI/ML.